So Detroit has been pretty crummy thanks to our economic gyrations. The upside is that there have been a number of empty lots converted into gardens. Some people are even growing on many different lots. One guy is making 1000 bales of alfalfa! All within the city limits? Now thats local.
The trick is, gardens and green spaces in urban environments make places more desirable to live. (Yay!...but) More desirable locations fetch higher prices, and are prone to development, which paves over, or pushes out the gardens. (Dammit!) The farms around Detroit are also in a legal gray area that gives them no protection.
What to do? Get your fork of course!
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